SAGINAW, MI — Former Saginaw High Trojan and Detroit Piston Darvin Ham agreed to terms with the Atlanta Hawks to join their coaching staff for the 2013-14 season, Atlanta head coach Mike Budenholzer announced.

Budenholzer is working as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs during the NBA Finals.

"Darvin has a great feel for the game and knows what it takes for a team
to be successful and compete at a high level," Budenholzer said in a press release. "He
was a smart player who played with intensity and toughness every night
and he has gone about coaching the same way."

Ham, who played with the Hawks during his NBA career, was also under consideration for an assistant's job with Charlotte. Ham has spent the last two seasons as an assistant with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Ham served as the head coach and assistant coach with the New Mexico Thunderbirds of the NBA Developmental League from 2008 through 2011. He played eight years in the NBA, playing in 417 games with Denver, Indiana, Washington, Milwaukee and Atlanta before finishing his career with NBA career with the Detroit Pistons.

He played in 75 games with the Hawks in 2002-03, averaging 2-4 points and 2.0 rebounds.